Scope and Contents Eighteen issues of the LAPD's Daily Training Bulletin (1951-1952) issued by the Field Training Unit of the LAPD early in the tenure of Chief William H. Parker. These bulletins cover a variety of practical topics for use in day-to-day policing, including How to Arrest on a Warrant, How to Make Juvenile Arrests, How to Search a Car, How to Recognize Narcotics Violations, and How to Hand Repossession Disputes. The bulletins were distributed to officers each day...

Scope and Contents Parker, W.H. The Police Role in Community Relations. Los Angeles: LAPD, 1955. Text of a speech delivered to the National Conference of Christians and Jews, May 19, 1955. Printed in the form of an extended Daily Training Bulletin (Volume IV, Bulletin 41) for distribution to all members of the Department. LAPD Chief William H. Parker is credited with reducing corruption and professionalizing his department, but his tenure was also marked by racial tension and...